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英语国家概况试题

I．Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully．Foreachunfinished

statementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven．Choo

theonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion．Writethe

letteroftheansweryouhavechoninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet．(50

points,1pointforeach)

leChoiceQuestions.(50points,1pointforeach)

fthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutBritain?

ritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames.

icialnameofBritainistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthern

Ireland.

nhasfourpoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.

hEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthin1931.

cessfulRomaninvasiontookplacein______,headedby______.

A.43AD,theEmperorClaudiusB.43AD,JuliusCaesar

C.55BC,JuliusCaesarD.55BC,theEmperorClaudius

thefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic______invadedand

conqueredBritain.

andPicts

andSaxons

ear597,ainlyduetotheworkof

______.

ntine

ert,kingofKent

5.______isregardedbymanyEnglishmenasthefoundationofEnglishliberties.

inningofBritishParliament

ple’sCharter

itionofRight

artaof1215

6.______isknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”ashefoundedastrongfleetwhich

firstbeattheDanesata.

fthefollowingisNOTtrueabout“DomesdayBook”?

ompiledtodiscoverhowmuchtobecalledupontopaybytaxes.

ocalledbecauitemedtotheEnglishliketheBookofDoomudon

JudgmentDay.

ompletedastheresultofageneralsurveyofEngland.

ptinthepubliclibraryinLondon.

lardswere______whohadplayedaveryimportantroleinthePeasantUprising

of1381.

ndwriters

men

dRenaissanceisfrom______,meaning“rebirth”,andwasfirstappliedbythe

______historianJakobBurckhardtin1860.

h,,Italian

,h,Italian

nificanceoftheWarsoftheRoswasallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.

ismreceiveditsdeathblow

g’spowernowbecamelimited

atmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakened

than80noblesofroyalbloodwerekilledinthewars

igiousReformationinEnglandwasledbyKing______,andthedirectcauwas

hisdivorcecawith______.

III,udor,ElizabethofYork

I,,Matilda

fthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutElizabethI?

ethIbrokeMary’stieswithRome.

ethIrestoredherfather’sindependentChurchofEngland.

ethI’sreligiousreformwasacompromiofviews.

ethI’sreligiousttlementwasacceptabletobothextremeProtestantsand

ardentCatholics.

heRestoration,BritishParliamentpasdariesofverelawscalled______

againstthePuritans,nowknownasNonconformists.

itionofRight

ofSupremacy

rkoftheFirstWorldWarwasstruckatSarajevoonJune28______,whenthe

______CrownPrinceFranzFerdinandwasassassinatedbyaSerbiannationalist.

A.1913,GermanB.1914,Austrian

C.1913,BulgarianD.1914,English

deroftheHouofLordsis______.

arch

dChancellor

fthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginEnglandinthe

late18thandearly19thcenturies?

rtificialfertilizer.

uctionofnewagriculturalmachinery.

“open-field”system.

mofcroprotation.

nitedKingdom,policeofficersareNOTallowedtojoin______ortogoon

strike.

icalparty

ty

rchofEnglandisNOTfreetochangeitsformofworship,aslaiddownin

______,withouttheconntofParliament.

visionsofOxford

kofCommonPrayer

tishuniversitiesaregovernedby______orby______andenjoyacademic

freedom.

harters,ActofParliament

ple’sCharter,theReformActof1832

atCharter,theBillofRights

itionofRight,theTestAct

Murdoch’sNewsInternational,oneofthelargestpublishingcorporations,

ownsthefollowingnationalpapersEXCEPT______.

lyTelegraph

wasnamedafter（）.

nnavigatorColumbus

torAmerigoVespucci

dianchieftain

Washington,foundingfatheroftheUnitedStates

ut80%to90%ofimmigrationtotheUnitedStatesisfrom______.

ndHispaniccountries

ncountries

ancountries

landSouthAmericancountries

larationofIndependenceclearlyexplainedthepoliticaltheorybehindthe

AmericanRevolutionwhichcamefrom______.

tishphilosopherJohnLocke

lianphilosopherJohnLocke

ricanpresidentGeorgeWashington

ricanstatesmanThomasJefferson

1787,allofthestatexceptRhodeIslandwerereprentedtorevitheArticlesof

Confederationat______.

ondContinentalCongress

stUSCongress

1865,______,whichbannedslavery,wasaddedtotheAmericanConstitution.

rteenthAmendment

lofRights

ultof______,theterritoryownedbytheUnitedStatesalmostdoubled.

isianaPurcha

cetreatywithMexico

sdenPurcha

eduprisingoftheAmericansinTexas

heWorldWarI,theresultofthe______wastheemergenceofthe______.

onference,TreatyofParis

onference,VersaillesTreatySystem

nConference,VersaillesTreatySystem

onference,MunichAgreement

28.______wasnotanidealist,notadreamer,soheprentedtoCongresshisprogram

knownas______.

y,theNewFrontier

reRoovelt,theNewDeal

wWilson,theprogramofNewFreedom

elt,theNewDeal

isionofthetting-upofaworldorganization—theUnitedNationswasmade

atthe______.

Conference

onference

lpurpooftheMarshalPlanisto______.

tGreeceandTurkeyfromfallingintothehandsoftheSovietUnion

tanycountrywhichsaiditwasfightingagainstCommunism

sternEuroperecoverfromthedisruptedindustrialproduction

tWesternEuropefrompossibleSovietexpansion

fthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMcCarthyism?

hereflectionofanti-CommunismontheAmericansociety.

rstotheanti-CommunisthysteriaintheUnitedStates.

rtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communistactivities.

htenedalargenumberofAmericanswhofeltitwouldbemoredangerousto

conformthantodisagreewiththemajority.

heGenevaConference,theUnitedStatesreplaced______andbecamethemain

forceinprovidingaidfor______.

,theNorthVietnamgovernment

,theSouthVietnamgovernment

n,theNorthVietnamgovernment

n,theSouthVietnamgovernment

heWatergatescandalhappenedin1972,thePresident______

y.

ruman

dNixon

34.______walectedpresidentbecauinthelate1970s,theAmericansocietyturned

conrvative.

arter

Bush

Britain,theFirstCivilWarwasfoughtbetweentheRoundheadswhowerethe

parliamentarysoldiersledby（）,andtheCavalierswhowereKingCharles’s

supporters.

Cromwell

mJoyce

objectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrightsforallmen,andittookits

nameform“（）”.

eementofthePeople

ple’atCharter

（）Britainhadbuiltupabigempire,“onwhichthesunnevert”.

A.1900B.1910

C.1920D.1930

Britain,theSpeakerisamemberwhoisacceptabletoallshadesofopinionin（）.

ofLords

ofCommons

Britishgovernmentdepartmentsarestaffedbymembersof（）,whodutyisto

assistincarryingoutlawspasdbyParliament.

vyCouncil

ofCommons

moderngamesoftennisoriginatedin（）inthelate19thcentury.

d

41．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheresultoftheBlackDeath?

A．Muchlandwasleftuntended.

B．Therewasaterribleshortageoflabour.

C．Thesurvivingpeasantshadlosttheirpowerofbargaining.

D．Landownerstendedtochangefromarabletosheep-farming

42．TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargelyliterary,anditachieveditsfinestexpressioninthe

so-called______.

A．Romanticpoetry

B．Romanticfiction

C．Elizabethanpoetry

D．Elizabethandrama

43．ThenewpoliciesadoptedbyMrs．ThatcherandConrvativeGovernmentafterthe

1979electionwasknownas______.

A．Thatcherism

B．theNewDeal

C．NewFrontier

D．Keynesianism

44．WhohasthepowertoappointthePrimeMinisterinBritain?

A．TheQueen

B．TheParliament

C．TheHouofLords

D．TheChurchofEngland

45．BankholidaysinBritainreferto______.

A．officialpublicholidays

B．holidaysforthebanksonly

C．publicholidayxceptforthebanks

D．holidaysforthefinancialinstitutionsonly

46．WhichstatementabouttheBritishuniversitiesisNOTtrue?

A．Theyenjoyacademicfreedom.

B．Theycannotappointtheirownstaff.

C．Theyaregovernedbyroyalcharters.

D．Theyprovidetheirowncoursandawardtheirowndegrees.

47．______,themostpopularsportinEnglandaswellasinEurope,hasitstraditionalhome

inEnglandwhereitwasdevelopedinthe19thcentury.

A．Basketball

B．Tennis

C．Football

D．Baball

48．WhenAbrahamLincolnwalectedpresident,thesouthernstatesbrokeawayand

formedanewnationcalled______.

A．theSouthernStatesofAmerica

B．theFederalistStatesofAmerica

C．theConfederateStatesofAmerica

D．theAnti-confederateStatesofAmerica

49．Intheearly19thcentury,______activelyudtheShermanAntitrustActtostop

monopolisticbusinessmergersintheUnitedStates.

A．．Morgan

B．WoodrowWilson

C．HenryRockefeller

D．TheodoreRoovelt

50．TheRedScarein1919and1920wasatypicalexampleofAmerican______.

A．religiousintolerance

B．intolerantnationalism

C．ProgressiveMovement

D．deregulationofbigtrusts

theQuestions.(30points,3pointsforeach)

Directions:our

answersinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

51．WhatarethemainfunctionsoftheBritishParliament?

52．WhatwerethetwocountriesElizabethIsuccessfullyplayedoffagainsteachotherfor

nearly30years?

aconstitutionalmonarchy?WhendiditbegininBritain?

theBritishParliamentconsistof?

theAmericanCivilWarbreakout?

ppenedtotheFrenchcolonyaftertheSevenYears’WarbetweenBritainand

France?

ethemaincontentsofThatcherism?

the“GloriousRevolution”breakout?Whatwasthesignificanceofit?

etheimplicationsof“ManifestDestiny”?

endoesageneralelectiontakeplaceinBritain?

planation.(20points,5pointsforeach)

Directions:ouranswersinthe

correspondingspaceontheAnswerSheetinaround40words.

iversity

aissance

ustrialRevolution

KEYS:

1.C2.C3.D4.A5.D6.B7.A8.A9.C

11.A12.D13.C14.B15.A16.B17.A18.D19.A20.D

21.B22.A23.A24.C25.B26.A27.B28.B30.D

31.D32.B35.B36.C37.A38.D39.A

41.C42.D43.A45.A49.D

51.①topasslaw②toprovide,byvotingfortaxtation,themeansofcarryingonthework

ofgov③toexaminegovpolicyandadministration④todebatethemajorissuesofday

andSpain

archyistheoldestinstitutionofgov,

datingbacktoatleastthe9thC.

ign,theHouofLordsandtheHouofCommon

rahamLincolnwalectedpresident,thesouthernstatesbrokeawayand

formedanewnation(theConfederateStatesofAmerica).However,Lincolnwas

determinedtomaintaintheUnion,sothewarbrokeoutonApril12,1986.

rightswere

guaranteedbytheQuebecActof1774.

ofmonetarist

policiestocontrolinflation,theweakeningoftradeunions,thestrengtheningoftherole

marketforcesintheeconomy,andanemphasis.

lishpoliticiansappealedtoaProstestantking,WilliamofOrange,

James’DutchnephewandthehusbandofMary,James’sdaughtertoinvadeandtake

andthistakeoverwasrelativelysmooth,withno

bloodshed,noranyexectionoftheKingknownas“GloriousRevolution”.

59.①theinevitabilityofthefoundingoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica②thelegitimacyof

theexpansionofAmericanTerritory③thespreadofAmericandemocracybeingthetask

ofAmericanpeoplewhowerechontodotheLord’swork.

5years.

editsnamebecauesitis“open”n

Universityisanon-residentialuniversitybadinthenewtown.

sancewastherevivalofclassicalliteratureandaritisticstylesinEuropean.

alinsuranceandsocialcurity.

Itprovidesforeveryresident,regardlessofincome,afull

ustrialRevolutionreferstothemechanizationofindustryandtheconquent

changesinsocialandeconomicorganizationinBritaininthelate18thand19thcenturies.